Mount Larson
Mount Larson rises to 277 m in Texas. Shingle Hills stands 433 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is West Lake Beach, a park 0.7 miles away. Texas Hill Country Trail passes 2.3 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Texas, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31704344, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 277 m
How to reach it
- 2.3 mi off the Texas Hill Country Trail
- 25.1 mi off the Texas Brazos Trail
- 28.5 mi off the Texas Independence Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Deck · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Lake Beach: 0.7 mi
- Walsh Boat Landing: 1.0 mi
- The Contemporary Austin - Laguna Gloria: 1.1 mi
- Bee Caves Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Mayfield Park: 1.3 mi
- Blue Blood: 1.2 mi
- Embrace Bewilderment: 2.5 mi
- Abundance: 2.5 mi
- Malin's Fountain: 3.0 mi
- Barbara Jordan Statue: 3.5 mi
- Sweetbrush (Swisher-Scott Home): 1.0 mi
- James and Leana Walsh House: 1.1 mi
- Laguna Gloria: 1.1 mi
- Donnan-Hill House: 1.3 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 1.5 mi
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Barrow Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Stillhouse Hollow Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Carrington's Prairie: 4.8 mi
- Mayfield Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Experimental Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Colorado Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Forest Trail Garden: 2.5 mi
- Butterfly Trail: 3.0 mi
- Mount Bonnell: 1.4 mi
- Mount Barker: 1.6 mi
- Mount Lucas: 1.8 mi
- Flintridge Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cat Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Texas Military Forces Museum: 1.9 mi
- Eanes History Center: 2.3 mi
- Charles Moore House: 2.3 mi
- Austin Nature & Science Center: 2.8 mi
- Lake Austin: 0.8 mi
- Artificial Chimney: 1.8 mi
- Armor and Artillery Row: 1.9 mi
- Rock Wall At Zilker: 3.2 mi
- Barton Springs Pool: 3.4 mi
- Hill of Life Falls: 3.5 mi
- Sculpture Falls: 3.8 mi
- Lower Bull Creek Falls: 3.9 mi
- Middle Bull Creek Falls: 4.3 mi
- Twin Falls: 4.4 mi
- Deep Eddy Pool: 2.6 mi
- Seiders Spring: 2.7 mi
- Eliza Spring: 3.4 mi
- Shady Spring: 8.7 mi
- Queen's Bath: 11.1 mi
- New Sweden: 18.0 mi
- Palm Valley: 19.1 mi
- Goforth: 19.9 mi
- McDuff: 20.6 mi
- Lytton Springs: 23.7 mi
- Seismic Wall: 4.5 mi
- Bird Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Fern Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 20.4 mi
- Covered Picnic Tables: 6.8 mi
- The Learning Tree: 7.5 mi
- Stone picnic table: 9.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Larson. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shingle Hills | W 268° | 433 m | 17.5 mi |
| Gainor Mountain | WSW 245° | 429 m | 22.9 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WSW 239° | 429 m | 25.0 mi |
| Lone Woman Mountain | SW 229° | 423 m | 24.7 mi |
| Boultinghouse Mountain | NW 315° | 418 m | 24.8 mi |
| Lone Man Mountain | SW 228° | 416 m | 23.8 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | WSW 244° | 406 m | 18.7 mi |
| Negrohead | NW 317° | 405 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:11 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:31 | 20:02 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:58 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:59 | 17:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 77 | 83 | 86 | 87 | 81 | 72 | 61 | 54 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Austin-camp Mabry, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356711924
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- Austin · 4 mi
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